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Q167947: FIX: ODBC CAB File Does Not Install 16-bit ODBC Files

Article: Q167947
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 5.0 97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp500 kbVS97sp1fix kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB kbvbp500sp1fix kbvbp500sp2fix
Last Modified: 13-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Studio 97 
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SYMPTOMS
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Applications that use 16-bit ODBC drivers fail to connect.

CAUSE
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The ODBC CAB file did not include the 16-bit ODBC driver files.

RESOLUTION
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The CAB file has been updated to include all of the 16-bit ODBC driver files.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q170365 : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

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Keywords          : kbVBp500 kbVS97sp1fix kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB kbvbp500sp1fix kbvbp500sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVSsearch kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB500 kbVS97 kbVS97Search
Version           : 5.0 97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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